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National tank agreement signed An agreement was signed for Turkey’s first national tank during the IDEF'11 Fair. The nationally-produced tanks will contain a system that is able to distinguish between friend or foe.
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Çalık signs on to Iraq’s electricity Çalık Enerji has laid the foundations for the Kerbela Al-Khairat power plant, which at 1,250 megawatts is one of Iraq’s largest electricity power stations. The first unit for the power plant, which will provide one fifth of Iraq’s electricity, will go into operation next year. Scheduled to be completed in two years, this new power plant will play a key role in the region’s development.
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Nissan wins bid for New York's iconic yellow cabs Japan's Nissan Motor Co Ltd won a 10-year contract to build the next generation of New York's iconic yellow taxis, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced on Tuesday.
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NYC mayor: nice if taxis Brooklyn-made, not... With three carmakers vying for a $1 billion contract to supply New York City with new taxis, Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Friday said the choice will be based on safety, reliability and passengers' convenience.
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U.S. kills GE/Rolls Royce engine for F-35 fighter The U.S. Defense Department ended a contract with General Electric Co and Rolls-Royce Group Plc on Monday for an alternate engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
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Turkey's Karsan offers to build taxis in Brooklyn Turkish manufacturer Karsan has promised to assemble cars in Brooklyn if it wins New York's "Taxi of Tomorrow" concession, potentially returning auto making to the city for the first time in a century.
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Matryoshka style security for Akkuyu Russia has introduced the identical nuclear power plant to be built in Akkuyu to members of Turkey’s press. With a security technique of internal layers, similar to a matroyshka doll, the nuclear power plant is designed to withstand a nine magnitude earthquake.
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Hollywood to take over Cappadocia Over the past two months both Nicolas Cage and Monica Belluci have paid visits to Cappadocia, which is gaining interest in Hollywood. Up next to come to Turkey are Ben Affleck, Meg Ryan and Al Pacino…
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Dogan group sells two leading newspapers Dogan Gazetecilik, the newspaper publishing unit of Turkey's biggest media group Dogan Yayin, said Turkey's Demiroren-Karacan partnership agreed to buy Milliyet and Vatan newspapers for $74 million.
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Turkey hopes to sign Azeri gas deal in Q2 2011 Turkey hopes to sign a transit agreement with Azeri energy firm SOCAR for development of phase two of the giant Shah Deniz natural gas deposit in the second quarter of 2011, Turkish state gas company Botas said.
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Durmuş era comes to an end as path remains the... Erdem Başçı has officially taken over as Central Bank President, and gave signals he plans to follow the same path and policy as former president Durmuş Yılmaz. During Başçı’s address at the handing over ceremony, he stated; “Mr. President, your plan is our plan. Your vision is our vision. Your mission is our mission.”
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Competition Board fines auto firms for... Turkey's competition board on Tuesday fined 15 carmakers and distributors a total of 277.4 million Turkish lira ($180.8 million) for breaching competition rules, slapping the steepest fine on Ford Otosan.
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Royal Wedding invitations from Denizli England’s Prince William’s and Kate Middleton are getting married in England on April 29th. The wedding invitation is none other than a towel, and that towel is made in Denizli.
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Large-scale exciting plans for Istanbul Details of Prime Minister Erdoğan's vision for the year 2023, in which a new two-city project will be established in Istanbul, have begun to surface. On the European side, Silivri and on the Anatolian side of the mega metropolis Kartal, are soon to become the city’s new lucky centers.
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